Paul Silas debuted in the NBA in 1964, appearing in 1,254 games over 16 seasons. He scored 11,782 points, delivered 2,572 assists, and grabbed 12,357 rebounds, ranking 298th in scoring and 310th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Paul Silas |
Date of Birth | July 12, 1943 |
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Position | Power Forward |
Height | 201cm |
Weight | 100kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1964 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 1,254 games (Ranked 35 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 11,782 points (Ranked 298) |
Assists (AST) | 2,572 (Ranked 310) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 12,357 (Ranked 21) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 2,035 (Ranked 107) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 3,213 (Ranked 259) |
Blocks (BLK) | 138 (Ranked 995) |
Steals (STL) | 358 (Ranked 870) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 333 (Ranked 1289) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 3,105 (Ranked 63) |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 1 (Ranked 269) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 43.2% (Ranked 2190) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 67.3% (Ranked 3061) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 27.9 minutes (Ranked 545) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1980)
Games Played (G) | 82 |
Points (PTS) | 315 |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 0 |
Assists (AST) | 66 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 436 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 204 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 232 |
Blocks (BLK) | 5 |
Steals (STL) | 25 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 83 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 120 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 37.8% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 65.4% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 1,595 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1972, 1,403 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1980, 0
- Most Assists in a Season: 1972, 343
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1973, 1,039
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1976, 33
- Most Steals in a Season: 1978, 65
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1972, 1
- Best FG% in a Season: 1972, 47%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1974, 78.3%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1972, 3,082 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Paul Silas appeared in 163 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 1,124 |
Assists (AST) | 335 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 1,527 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 339 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 628 |
Blocks (BLK) | 34 |
Steals (STL) | 81 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 73 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 469 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 39.7% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 69.2% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 4,619 |
Paul Silas Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1965 | 79 | 1243 | 363 | 140 | 0.373 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0.506 | 164 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
1966 | 46 | 586 | 175 | 70 | 0.405 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.574 | 61 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
1967 | 77 | 1570 | 527 | 207 | 0.429 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.531 | 213 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
1968 | 82 | 2652 | 1097 | 399 | 0.458 | 871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0.705 | 424 | 958 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
1969 | 79 | 1853 | 686 | 241 | 0.419 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0.613 | 333 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
1970 | 78 | 2836 | 996 | 373 | 0.464 | 804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0.607 | 412 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 |
1971 | 81 | 2944 | 961 | 338 | 0.428 | 789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 0.685 | 416 | 1015 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
1972 | 80 | 3082 | 1403 | 485 | 0.47 | 1031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 0.773 | 560 | 955 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
1973 | 80 | 2618 | 1066 | 400 | 0.47 | 851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 0.7 | 380 | 1039 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
1974 | 82 | 2599 | 944 | 340 | 0.44 | 772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0.783 | 337 | 915 | 334 | 581 | 186 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 |
1975 | 82 | 2661 | 868 | 312 | 0.417 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0.709 | 344 | 1025 | 348 | 677 | 224 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
1976 | 81 | 2662 | 866 | 315 | 0.426 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 0.709 | 333 | 1025 | 365 | 660 | 203 | 56 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
1977 | 81 | 1959 | 582 | 206 | 0.36 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0.667 | 255 | 606 | 236 | 370 | 132 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
1978 | 82 | 2172 | 477 | 184 | 0.397 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0.586 | 186 | 666 | 289 | 377 | 145 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 182 |
1979 | 82 | 1957 | 456 | 170 | 0.423 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0.598 | 194 | 575 | 259 | 316 | 115 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 177 |
1980 | 82 | 1595 | 315 | 113 | 0.378 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.378 | 299 | 0.378 | 89 | 0.654 | 136 | 436 | 204 | 232 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 120 |